One of the consequences of the COVID crisis is that more and more people are now working from home, and it is quite likely that for many, this will become the new ‘normal’. Here at Paul Baker Insurance Services, that is certainly going to be the case, with 8 out of 11 staff likely to…
Because there are only around 80,000 park homes in England, Scotland and Wales and because Park Home or Mobile Home legislation is so bespoke, it can sometimes be difficult to know where to go if you need help or advice. Fortunately, there are several excellent places to go to get really professional and helpful advice…
The purchase of a residential park home, like the purchase of any property, represents a significant investment, and yet it is a fact that many people go about the purchase in a very more relaxed way than they would if they were buying a traditional brick and mortar property. For example, most people do not…
There is a general perception that incidents of crime in residential parks are much lower than they are on a traditional housing estate, due in part to the fact that park home residents are generally retired. So their homes will likely be occupied during the working day when many homes on a traditional housing estate…
Many park home residents are elderly and vulnerable, and many residential parks are in isolated rural locations where it is often difficult to find a competent tradesman, especially in an emergency. The park home policies available from Paul Baker Insurance Services include a 24-hour Home Emergency Assistance Service, which ensures that a trusted, the reputable…
An increasing number of older park homes are being refurbished. The results can be amazing, literally transforming a tired and dated property into the equivalent of a brand new home. Quite honestly, it can often be very difficult, if not impossible, to tell the original age of the property due to the exceptionally high standards…
One of the attractions of park home living is the sense of community that living in a park brings with it often, there is a park manager or warden, but more importantly, because most residents are retired, there are always people about Another benefit is being part of an Association that can bring extra benefits…
In these unprecedented times, many people have found themselves stranded away from home in all parts of the world; we have policyholders currently stuck in New Zealand, the Philippines, Spain and Portugal whose homes have now been unoccupied for 60 days or more. There are two elements to this, what policy terms apply when homes…
It is estimated that there are about 10 million rats in the United Kingdom. They are secretive and rarely seen, and most of us will never have an adverse experience of them or their behaviour, but rats and other vermin like mice can cause considerable damage to our homes and property. In 2017 Paul Baker…
The design and construction of park homes have improved beyond measure in the last 20 years, and today’s modern ones bears little resemblance to the ‘caravan’ style homes built in the 1960s and 1970s. Pitched tile effect roofs, double glazed UPVC doors and windows, central heating, underfloor and wall insulation, the latest appliances, walk-in wardrobes,…
